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Diggs also leads AALBC.com's Online Novel Writing Workshops
The Other Side of the
Game
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ISBN: 0758210493
Format: Paperback, 230pp
Pub. Date: October 2005
Publisher: Dafina Books
Half-sisters Asha Mitchell and Saundra Patterson are as close as can be - even though they have almost nothing in common. Twenty-two-year-old Saundra is a clean-living vegan and yoga enthusiast, about to graduate from college and marry her high school sweetheart. She's also a real daddy's girl who believes that her police detective father is the most infallible man on the planet. Twenty-four-year-old Asha is a fiercely independent career woman and serial dater who has no intention of settling down-or giving up meat of any kind. Despite teasing each other about their opposing lifestyles, the two are happily planning for Saundra's upcoming nuptials. But the festivities come to an abrupt halt when Saundra makes a shocking discovery that topples her father from his pedestal and shatters her trust in men - including her fianc'. Shaken, Saundra flees to the only place that feels safe: Asha's house. Now it's up to Asha to take her in, help her put the pieces back together, and get her back on track with the two most important men in her life. But will living under the same roof bring healing - or be the worst mistake yet for two sisters who couldn't be more different?
Meeting in the Ladies Room
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ISBN: 0758202342
Format: Hardcover, 252pp
Pub. Date: March 2004
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
From acclaimed author Anita Doreen Diggs comes a page-turning novel of romantic obsession, racial tension - and murder. In the rarefied world of Manhattan book publishing, most of the intrigue takes place in the books. But all that is about to change for respected editor Jacqueline Blue...
It's not easy being one of the few African Americans in an overwhelmingly white industry crammed with female trust-fund babies. But when the going gets tough, thirty two year old Jackie thinks about her aging mother's expenses, her own love for books, and keeps her eye on the prize - a promotion to executive editor. Besides all that, Jackie's biggest problem has been her unrequited love for Victor Bell, a handsome member of the Black Pack, her weekly professional group. Does Victor prefer tall women? Light-skinned sisters? Why isn't he interested in her? Should she just come right out and proposition him? These are Jackie's most pressing concerns-until the morning her boss is suddenly murdered. It seems that Jackie was the last person to see Annabelle Murray alive - and the circumstances were not pretty. Jackie's fingerprints are all over the crime scene in Annabelle's sumptuous Central Park West apartment. And with the murder making headlines, Jackie had better start saving for a lawyer. Because as her best friend points out: There's a powerful white woman lying six feet under, and nobody is in jail for it - yet.
A
Mighty Love
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ISBN: 0758202318
Format: Hardcover, 34pp
Pub. Date: February 2003
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Mel and Adrienne Jordan had the kind of marriage most couples only dream
about. Mel had abandoned his womanizing ways to settle down with the smartest,
sexiest woman he'd ever met - and had absolutely no regrets.
Neither did his wife. Between caring for their infant daughter and tending to
their small but lovely home in New York City, Adrienne didn't have time to think
about the singing career she'd pursued and then abandoned years ago. Landing a
recording contract had once been her greatest ambition-but she hardly ever
thought about it anymore. Life was that good.
But then one day a fire sweeps through their home, causing a terrible tragedy. Convinced that he is to blame, Mel returns to the mean streets of his youth-and indulges in the drugs, drink, and women he finds there. Adrienne works long hours at a tedious job, desperate to get ahead-even though she's not really sure where she's going. As they drift further away from each other, Mel and Adrienne start to wonder if they can ever reclaim what they had. And they soon realize that their greatest challenge will be trying to save the one thing they had always taken for granted: their mighty love.
Staying
Married: A Guide for African American Couples
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Anita Doreen Diggs & Vera S. Paster
Format: Paperback, 288pp.
ISBN: 1575664224
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date: August 2000
A writer and a marriage counselor/therapist provide real-life examples and expert advice to help African-American couples cope with the pressures of marriage and rediscover joy, intimacy, and passion
The
African American Resource Guide
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ISBN: 1569800065
Format: Paperback, 224pp
Pub. Date: June 1994
Publisher: Barricade Books, Incorporated
This unique handbook provides information about books, videos, organizations and services of interest to the African-American community. Included are:
Books and Videos: Architecture, Biography, Business & Personal Finance,
Contemporary Affairs, Fiction, History, Music, Reference, Women's Studies;
videos that were originally motion picture releases now available for sale or
rent on video.
Colleges and Universities: Historically black colleges and universities,
their history, surroundings, types of degrees offered, expenses, application
procedures, and a contact person for each college.
Cultural Organizations: Community associations, consciousness raising
groups, political action committees and dozens of other organizations that need
volunteers to help improve various aspects of African-American life.
Money for College: Detailed information about private sources of
financial aid for both undergraduate and graduate study listed by academic
discipline.
Places to go/Things to do: Recreational, historical, and educational
activities all centered around the acknowledgement and appreciation of
African-American contributions to American life.
Professional Organizations: A networking directory for professionals in
many different fields.
Success at Work: A Guide for African-Americans
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ISBN: 0942637852
Format: Paperback, 128pp
Pub. Date: May 1993
Publisher: Barricade Books, Incorporated
If you're a low-income black seeking a job in the white-dominated business world, where do you start? Diggs, a New York writer who has held many jobs, puts her experience to work in this handy guide to help young blacks, and she does it by breaking the process down to basics: how to look for a job, how to act once you get the job, and how to improve your situation within the context of the job. Writing in a straightforward style designed to appeal to young people, Diggs also discusses black executives in white-owned businesses, and she encourages black entrepreneurship, explaining methods of getting started with one's own business. ~Brad Hooper, Booklist
Talking
Drums: An African-American Quote Collection, Vol. 1
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ISBN: 0312141386
Format: Paperback, 192pp
Pub. Date: January 1996
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Informative, inspiring, humorous, and fascinating quotes on everything from
ability to love to youth, all from a historical African-American perspective--
Talking Drums is one of the most extensive collections of African-American
statements to ever appear in book form. Over 75 subject categories,
alphabetically arranged, contain memorable quotes from over 300 people.
